Location Managers Guild of America

Michael N. Marks of MNM Locations has been in some form of the entertainment  business for all of his adult life. He was a co-manager of a large nightclub in Detroit,  and there he began photographing some of the local bands. He became a rock and roll photographer covering bands such as The Who, Aerosmith, The Rolling Stones, Bruce Springsteen, Bob Marley, Fleetwood Mac & Led Zeppelin for CREEM Magazine as their staff photographer and Associate Photo Editor.  By 1983 he had moved into location scouting and, within a couple of years, was also producing for Riverrun Films. “We did a lot cruise line commercials in the Caribbean & Alaska car spots all over the country. My business card, at one time, had printed on it “specializing in
Planes, Trains, Automobiles and really big Boats!” In 1999 he signed his first location and moved into representing properties. Since those days Michael and MNM Locations has made it a point to find diverse and architecturally intriguing properties for commercial, TV, feature productions and print. "I got my love of photography from my father when I was very young. To this day, I love photography and scouting for new properties and taking visually
striking images of the locations." His properties range from wineries & ranches in
Santa Barbara County to estates in Palos Verdes. “The common misconception” Michael says, “is that I only have locations on the Westside. This probably comes from the fact that I had a home  office in Playa del Rey and people just couldn’t imagine that I would cross the 405. (I do try not to whenever possible!)."
 
Recently Michael has teamed up with Rock Bottom Rentals and moved his growing operation into their building at 1310 Westwood Boulevard.  Rock Bottom provides communication devices to the industry. "By combining forces with Rock Bottom, we've been able to expand into other markets and, together, create significantly discounted plans, including voice, data, text and equipment for the location manager’s cell
service. And we’re adding new properties every day!"
To visit Michael's website please go to : http://www.mnmlocations.com